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This 8 page paper explores the question of whether we see events accurately or only what TV news broadcasters want us to see; it argues that television news reflects only partial reality; and it gives reasons for this state of affairs. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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events first-hand; instead, we rely on someone else to provide a means for us to see them. This access is a portal or "window" that we look through to
get a sense of whats happening in our world. The question arises, however, that since this window (i.e., the news) is provided by someone else, are we seeing all
of it, or just what they want us to see? Do they report objectively or is there a bias? Do they show us an accurate picture of reality,
or is it a partial reality, or even a construct-something completely fabricated. This paper explores these issues and argues that television news reflects only partial reality; it gives reasons
for this state of affairs. Is TV News Reporting Partial Reality, Objective Reality or a Construct? Television news cannot construct an entire alternative reality, because there are too many
other sources, particularly the Internet, that people can turn to for a clearer understanding of current events. But it can report only part of the event, or only certain
stories, and by selecting carefully it can create a definite impression in viewers minds. Whether that impression reflects reality accurately is a matter of debate. Over the decades
since the Vietnam War made most Americans truly aware of broadcast journalism, there appears to have been a growing dissatisfaction with both journalism and politics such that people stopped watching
the nightly news: "Between November 2003 and November 2004, ratings for nightly news fell 2% and share fell 5%. In absolute numbers, that means that in November 2004,
28.8 million viewers watched the three network evening newscasts, half a million less than in November the year before. That is a 45% decline from the 52.1 million people who
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